Course curriculum

  • 1

    Welcome to the Road to Cicerone: American Styles

    • Welcome to the Road to Cicerone®

    • Introduction to the American Beer Styles Course

    • The Goals of This Course

    • Resources
  • 2

    Guidelines for Purchasing Beer

    • Buying Quality Beer in the Store

    • Avoiding Skunked Beer

    • Avoiding Oxidized Beer

    • About Date Codes

    • Deciding What to Buy
  • 3

    Preparing for Activities

    • Activity-Specific Materials and Beer Styles
  • 4

    References

    • References and Instructions
  • 5

    American Beer and Brewing Culture

    • American Beer and Brewing Culture Overview
  • 6

    Unit 1: History of Beer in America

    • Introduction

    • Immigration Brings Lagers to the US

    • 20th Century

    • The Consumer Packaged Goods Economy

    • Tracking the Evolution of American Beer Styles: BJCP vs. BA

    • Tracking the Evolution of American Beer Styles: BJCP vs. BA

    • The Revolution

    • Suggested Activities & Discussion
  • 7

    Unit 2: Malts and Adjuncts

    • Introduction

    • Barley Types

    • Malt

    • Adjuncts

    • Suggested Activities & Discussion
  • 8

    Unit 3: Hops

    • Introduction

    • Brewing with American Hops

    • American Hop Flavors

    • Suggested Activities & Discussion
  • 9

    Unit 4: Yeast and Fermentation

    • Introduction

    • American Brewing

    • Non-Saccharomyces Fermentations

    • Suggested Activities & Discussion
  • 10

    Unit 5: American Lager Brewing Methods

    • Introduction

    • The Cereal Mash

    • High Gravity Brewing

    • Suggested Activities & Discussion
  • 11

    Unit 6: Beer Service in America

    • Introduction

    • Three-Tier System

    • Limited Consumer Protections

    • Simple and Quick Service

    • Suggested Activities & Discussion
  • 12

    Pale American Styles

    • Pale American Styles Overview
  • 13

    Unit 7: American Lagers

    • Introduction

    • American Lager

    • American Light Lager

    • International Pale Lager

    • Cream Ale

    • Suggested Activities & Discussion
  • 14

    Unit 8: American Wheat Beer and American Blonde Ale

    • Introduction

    • American Wheat Beer

    • American Blonde Ale

    • Suggested Activities & Discussion
  • 15

    Unit 9: American Pale Ale, American Amber Ale, and California Common

    • Introduction

    • American Pale Ale

    • American Amber Ale

    • California Common

    • Suggested Activities & Discussion
  • 16

    American IPAs

    • American IPAs Overview
  • 17

    Unit 10: American IPA and Double IPA

    • Introduction

    • American IPA

    • Double IPA

    • Suggested Activities & Discussion
  • 18

    Unit 11: Specialty IPAs

    • Introduction

    • Black IPA

    • White IPA

    • Hazy IPA

    • Session IPA

    • Other IPA variations

    • Suggested Activities & Discussion
  • 19

    Dark and Strong Ales

    • Dark and Strong Ales Overview
  • 20

    Unit 12: American Brown Ale and American Porter

    • Introduction

    • American Porter

    • American Brown Ale

    • Suggested Activities & Discussion
  • 21

    Unit 13: American Stout and Imperial Stout

    • Introduction

    • Stout Brewing in America

    • American Stout

    • Imperial Stout

    • Suggested Activities & Discussion
  • 22

    Unit 14: American Strong Ale, American Barleywine, and Wheatwine

    • Introduction

    • American Strong Ale

    • American Barleywine

    • Wheatwine

    • Suggested Activities & Discussion
  • 23

    Other Styles

    • Other Styles Overview
  • 24

    Unit 15: Barrel-Aged Beers

    • Introduction

    • Defining a Barrel

    • From Experiments to Styles

    • Suggested Activities & Discussion
  • 25

    Unit 16: Specialty Beers

    • Introduction

    • Brett Beer

    • Mixed-Fermentation Sour Beer

    • Novel Ingredient Beers

    • Suggested Activities & Discussion
  • 26

    Review Questions

    • Introduction

    • Appendix A: Example Questions for the Certified Cicerone® Exam
  • 27

    Conclusion and End-of-Course Quiz

    • Conclusion

    • American Beer Styles Quiz